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After 27 years, authorities identify woman whose remains were found along Gilgo Beach parkway 08/04/2023 04:38pm • HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — A woman whose remains were among discoveries that became known as the Gilgo Beach killings has been identified after 27 years, authorities said Friday, disclosing the latest in a series of recent revelations about the long-cold case. Known until now to the public only as “ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 08/04/2023 12:23pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ No, Trump is not facing the death penalty on his Pioneering mothers are breaking down barriers to breastfeeding in Olympic sports 08/04/2023 10:52am • PARIS (AP) — When Clarisse Agbégnénou won her sixth world judo title, confirming the reigning Olympic champion as one of the athletes to watch at next year's Paris Games, the French star's smallest but greatest fan was less wild about her mother's newest gold medal than she was about her breast Environmental leaders push for transparency on Maryland's clean energy program 08/04/2023 08:15am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Eight environmental leaders are pressing Maryland energy regulators for more transparency on how the state's renewable energy program is h Taillon earns 4th straight win as Cubs knock Reds from atop NL Central with 5-3 victory 08/04/2023 12:15am • CHICAGO (AP) — Jameson Taillon pitched five-plus innings for his fourth straight win, and the surging Chicago Cubs held on to beat Cincinnati 5-3 Thursday night, knocking the Reds out of first place in the NL Central. Ian Happ, Cody Bellinger and Yan Gomes drove in runs for Chicago, which won for Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed after Wall St sinks for 3rd day following British rate hike 08/03/2023 11:53pm • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street sank for a third day following a British interest rate hike. Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. Tokyo retreated. Oil prices were mixed. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index fell 0.3% after the Bank of England on Thursday ra Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out 08/03/2023 10:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place. The decision is a major win for the Biden administration, which had argued that the rule was integral to its efforts to maintain order along the U.S.-Mexico border. Th Man is charged with cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam 08/03/2023 03:24pm • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors and then returning them without a receipt, federal prosecutors allege. Alexandre Henrique Costa-Mota, 26, of West Hartford, Connectic Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/03/2023 01:34pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Review: 'Heartstopper' returns on Netflix for believable coming-of-age romance 08/03/2023 01:16pm • Double strikes by the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild currently have new Hollywood productions on hold, but thankfully for viewers, a few beloved series return for your enjoyment this week. On Wednesday, "Reservation Dogs" returned for its third and final season on both cable Amazon Indigenous are leaving rainforest for cities, and finding urban poverty 08/03/2023 01:15pm • ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — In 1976, Binan Tuku ventured to meet a Brazilian government's expedition on the banks of the Itui River in a remote area of the western Amazon rainforest. After some initial suspicion, he and his father accepted machetes and soap in what was the beginning of the Mat Carl Davis, award-winning American composer behind many British TV shows and films, dies at 86 08/03/2023 12:04pm • LONDON (AP) — Carl Davis, the American composer and conductor behind the scores for numerous award-winning British television shows and movies, has died, aged 86. In a statement, his family said Davis, who is perhaps best-known for the score of “The World at War,” a hugely influential documen Stock market today: Asia follows Wall St lower after the US government's credit rating was cut 08/03/2023 12:35am • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Thursday after Fitch Ratings cut the United States government's credit rating. Tokyo's market benchmark fell almost 1.5%. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Oil prices edged higher. Wall Street turned in its biggest one-day decl Survey: Student Loan Borrowers Brace for Financial Uncertainty in Repayment 08/02/2023 08:00pm • Federal student loan payments will resume in just two months after more than three years of zero-interest forbearance. But reentering student loan repayment will be a significant financial shift for borrowers -- and most of them don't even know basic details of repayment, like their payment amount o Police raid in Rio favela sets off gunbattle that kills 9 people and wounds 2 officers 08/02/2023 07:33pm • BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A police raid in a low-income neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro set off a gunbattle that killed nine people and wounded two officers Wednesday, marking the latest incident in a wave of lethal policing in Brazil. In a statement, Rio's police said suspected criminals in the Vil